Courses Offered
Educational Staff Associate Initial
Certification/School Nurse Initial
Certification
This course is designed for the nurse who wishes to prepare for this certification as a school nurse. Topics will include the role of the school nurse, schools and society, growth and development, learning strategies, school law and the legal and professional responsibilities of the ESA prepared school nurse. The course will include 30 hours of classroom instruction.
Upcoming classes:
- January 7-10, 2010
- June 2010
Spring/Summer 2010 course information
Contact:
Nancy Oberst,Program Coordinator,
Professional Development
noberst@wsu.edu
(509)324-7219
AIDS: Essential Information for the Health Care Professional
Seven contact hours of study, using a text and syllabus, required by Washington State for licensure. Also available in a CD-ROM version. $55
Nurse Refresher Course
Incorporates 240 credit hours of strong theory,
laboratory skills review, and clinical practice in your
own neighborhood preparing you to skillfully care for
patients again.
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$1800
Legal Issues in Nursing
Protect yourself against practice problems and earn four hours credit. Nurse attorney, Katharine Witter Brindley, instructs a three-part video series supported by The Law Related to Nursing Care, a Washington Nursing Commission manual. $120
Safe Medication Administration
Supports the intent of all nurses to provide safe care.
This 60 contact hour course is ready when you are. A 20
hour independent study of texts and syllabus can stand
alone, or is followed by 40 hours of supervised
medication administration. Meets requirements of most
State Boards of Nursing for remediation.
$350
Theory and Clinical $100
Theory only
Ethics
Ethics related to Nursing Practice. A home study video series. 9 contact hours. $200
Pharmacotherapeutics
Basic Pharmacology with emphasis on drug classification. 30 contact hours. $250
Others
Individualized courses may be developed based on requirements from the Washington Quality Assurance Commission by contacting the Office of Professional Development Call or write us to register or to learn about other courses:
- Nursing Informatics
- School Nurse Certification
- School Health Programs Management
Professional Development
Nancy Oberst, Program Coordinator
Professional Development
WSU Spokane
Nursing Building, Room #151
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1495
(509) 324-7219
e-mail: noberst@wsu.edu
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